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  Chapter 36: Dad, Start the Lesson

  TL: Etude

  “You really have to wonder about Jiang’s background. How he have two school beauties fighting over him to death? I just ’t figure it out.”

  “I ’t figure it out either. He’s just a bit handsome, has fair skin, spends money like crazy, and talks a lot of flirty nonsense. What else does he have? How he pare to us good guys?”

  In dorm 302 of the Finance Department, Ren Ziqiang and Zhou Chao had been p this matter ever sihey returned from the restaurant, as if they were studying a secret martial arts manual.

  They couldn’t imagine why girls of that caliber, who should be as cool and distant as moonlight, were so pitiful in front of Jiang Qin. Jiang, oher hand, seemed indifferent and annoyed, his ess leaving them toied.

  Shouldn’t such girls be treated with utmost care, as if they were too precious to drop or melt in one’s mouth?

  Yet, Jiang could just get up and leave without a sed thought, showing ional attat, while the girls would run after him, g and begging him not to go.

  If they could learn this trick, wouldn’t they rule the school?

  Cao Guangyu thought they were being utterly foolish. “You haven’t even learned his internal skills, and you’re just focused on his superficial tactics. Even if you study them for a lifetime, you’ll get nowhere. Haven’t you heard that just gettien up doesn’t make you a martial arts master?”

  “Old Cao.”

  “What’s up?”

  Zhou Chao looked at him ily: “You’re a rich sed-geion, you’ve seen more of the world. Tell us, why is it?”

  Cao Guangyu had been in a state of despair all afternoon, aill looked half-dead: “You guys have already figured out the reasons. Why ask me?”

  “When did I figure it out?” Zhou Chao looked puzzledly at Ren Ziqiang.

  Ren Ziqiang was also fused: “What reason? I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

  “He’s handsome, has fair skin, spends a lot of money, and talks a lot of flirty nonsense. Isn’t that enough? Out of these four, do you even have one?”

  Zhou Chao fell silent for a moment: “But I feel like I have all four.”

  Cao Guangyu sneered: “Get lost.”

  “No, Old Cao, something’s off with you.”

  “What’s off about me?”

  Ren Ziqiang observed him closely, more vinced of his judgment: “We might have lost, but you never respected Jiang. Why are you ag like a defeated dog today, not even daring to boast? You’re only boosting his ego and diminishing your owige.”

  Hearing this, Cao Guangyu became visibly irritated, muttered some curses, then turned over in bed, c his head with the b.

  The truth was, the lunch hadn’t caused much harm to Ren Ziqiang and Zhou erely exposing them to life’s inequalities a bit earlier. But for Cao Guangyu, it was a fatal blow.

  Even if Jiang won over Song Qingqing and Jiang Tian, Cao Guangyu wouldn’t admit defeat. How could he, a rich sed-geion, be inferior to Jiang?

  But Hong Yan was different; she was the dream of every male student at Hang City No.1 Middle School.

  Cao Guangyu was no exception.

  Hong Yan was his most cherished ued love, the pure white jasmine of his heart, the beautiful vision of his youth, when his emotions were budding but his mind was not yet mature.

  Throughout high school, Cao Guangyu never had a girlfriend. He was just a kid who dared only say hello to Hong Yan on QQ. Learning that Hong Yan liked Jiang Qin shattered his dream of pure love.

  Sihe beginning of the school year, Jiang had been outdoing him ihing, but Cao Guangyu never admitted defeat. But this time, he was genuinely dazed by the blow.

  “Old Cao, what’s wrong with you? Did that sdrel Jiang shake your fidence?”

  “Don’t be sad, Old Cao. When Jiang es back, we’ll deal with him together!”

  As they spoke, the door to room 302 suddenly opened. Jiang Qin stepped in, and as he looked up, he saw Ren Ziqiang and Zhou Chao walking over with stern faces.

  Thearted pulling up chairs, slippers, almost ready to take off Jiang’s socks for him.

  “Dad, when are we starting the lesson?”

  Cao Guangyu threw off his b, looking furiously at his roommates: “Ren, Zhou, have you both lost ynity?”

  Zhou Chao looked up at Cao Guangyu sitting on the bed: “What’s dignity? Isn’t a wife more fragrant?”

  “Ren, are you living up to your name?” Cao Guangyu switched his target.

  Ren Ziqiang (meaning resolute or smth) stood tall and proud: “I didn’t agree with the name my dad gave me, but I had no say in it.”

  Jiang Qin didn’t eveo ask to know what they were thinking. They were just uo accept their disappoi after waking up from their delusions, questioning others and then themselves.

  “Fine, bring your chairs over. Since I’m in a good mood today, I’ll give you a good talk.”

  Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang hurriedly moved their chairs, and even Cao Guangyu, after putting on airs for so long, couldn’t resist joining in. He leaned against the wardrobe without moving a chair, preserving the st bit of his dignity.

  Then Jiang Qin sat down and didly shared his experience of liking Chu Siqi for three years in high school but beied when he fessed.

  Holy, there was nothing embarrassing about it.

  What’s the greatest strength of a man approag forty? It’s learning to recile with oneself.

  Reg with one’s younger self, accepting that loving the wrong person isn’t your fault; with one’s middle-aged self, aowledging that not making money isn’t your fault; and even with one’s older self, admitting that leaving behis isn’t your fault.

  In a world full of disappois, if you ’t recile with yourself and accept your mediocrity and failures, you simply ’t survive.

  At that moment, a spark returo Cao Guangyu’s eyes.

  “Old Jiang, you’ve also had an ued love?”

  Jiang Qin curled his lips: “Why do you sound so schadenfreude?”

  Cao Guangyu suddenly felt a surge of fidence, even smiling smugly: “You should have said so earlier. We’re all brothers in the same boat!”

  Jiang Qin was amused: How could there be such a twist in this versation?

  “Old Cao, that’s a subtle way to put it. You have a story too?”

  “Alright, I’ll share mioo.”

  With Jiang Qin’s prelude, Cao Guangyu no longer hid his feelings. He thhly shared his affe for Hong Yan and even admitted to never having a girlfriend. He felt someroud, as if he was finally on par with Jiang Qin.

  He didn’t know why peting with Jiang Qin made him proud, but it just did.

  After he finished, Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang looked at him strangely.

  “What’s wrong?” Cao Guangyu was fused.

  “That’s it, and you think you pare with Old Jiang? I’m embarrassed for you!”

  “How am I embarrassing?” Cao Guangyu defiantly asked.

  Ren Ziqiang smirked: “Although you both had ued loves for three years, look at Jiang. Just a few words could drive Chu Siqi crazy. And you? You sat in the restaurant for two hours, and Hong Ya even know who you are.”

  Zhou Chao patted his shoulder: “Jiang, although he didn’t date Chu Siqi, at least Hong Yan likes him. What do you have?”

  At that moment, Jiang Qin delivered the final blow: “Old Cao, I’m a bit disappointed in you.”

  “?????”

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